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Geoff plays Rock 'n' Roll classics that were never hits, they were "fabulous flops"!

Geoff plays Rock 'n' Roll classics that were never hits, they were "fabulous flops"!

This week Geoff has another fascinating theme hour, playing a stack of Rock ‘n’ Roll classics but amazingly, they were never hits – all were “fabulous flops”! Including tracks from Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Rick Nelson, Gene Vincent and one of the most famous and recorded rock ‘n’ roll songs of all time but never a UK hit from Chuck Berry.

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Sat 25 May 201318:00
BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Guernsey & 2 more

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Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Elvis Presley

      I Need Your Love Tonight

    • Dale Hawkins

      Susie-Q

    • Creedence Clearwater Revival

      Green River

    • Del Shannon

      So Long Baby

    • Marvin Rainwater

      I Dig You Baby

    • Whirlwind

      Hang Loose

    • Roy Orbison

      Uptown

    • Do Biddley

      Ride on Josephine

    • Tony & The Saints

      Move It

    • The Bobcats

      Rockin' With The Bobcats

    • Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes

      Restless

    • Rusti Steel & The Startones

      Prisoner Of Your Charms

    • Chas Hodges

      Crazy Arms

    • Del Shannon

      Keep Searchin'

    • The Crickets

      My Little Girl

    • Charlie Feathers

      Why Don't You

    • Howlin' Wolf

      You'll Be Mine

  • Hour 2 - Theme "Fabulous Flops"

    • The Crickets

      It's So Easy

    • Ricky Nelson

      Believe What You Say

    • Ray Sharpe

      Linda Lu

    • Chan Romero

      Hippy Hippy Shake

    • Sandford Clark

      The Fool

    • Gene Vincent & The Bluecaps

      Say Mama

    • Fats Domino

      I'm Ready

    • Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones

      Black Slacks

    • Vince Taylor and His Playboys

      Brand New Cadillac

    • Johnny Restivo

      The Shape I'm In

    • The Clovers

      Love Potion #9

    • Gene Chandler

      Duke Of Earl

    • Silhouettes

      Get A Job

    • Carl Perkins

      Matchbox

    • Johnny Burnette

      Lonesome Train

    • Eddie Cochran

      20 Flight Rock

    • Ritchie Valens

      C'mon Let's Go

    • Lavern Baker

      Jim Dandy

    • Johnnie Allen

      Promised Land

    • The Coasters

      Young Blood

    • Chuck Berry

      Rool Over Beethoven

Broadcasts

  • Sat 25 May 201318:00
    BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Guernsey & 2 more
  • Sat 25 May 201318:05
    BBC Radio Gloucestershire
  • Sat 25 May 201318:30
    BBC Radio Somerset